Researchers in the evolutionary aesthetics tradition have suggested that people prefer shiny objects because glossiness connotes water. We consider some methodological issues in past research and present an experiment that manipulated the glossiness of metal objects. Young adults (n = 134) viewed silver coins that were either dull or in “brilliant uncirculated” condition as well as copper cylinders that were either rough and tarnished, polished with a brushed surface, or polished with a mirror finish. Ratings of attractiveness showed that people preferred the shiny over the tarnished coin and the glossy copper bar over the tarnished and brushed ones. These effects were not simply due to perceived quality or implied effort. The findings demonstrate that, after many potential confounds have been avoided or controlled for, people do seem to have a thing for bling.

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人们对Bling感兴趣吗？检查闪亮对象的审美偏好

进化美学传统的研究人员认为，人们更喜欢有光泽的物体，因为光泽意味着水。我们考虑了过去研究中的一些方法论问题，并提出了操纵金属物体光泽度的实验。年轻人（n = 134）观看了钝的或处于“辉煌的未流通”状态的银币，以及粗糙且失去光泽的铜制圆柱体，这些圆柱体的表面打磨抛光或镜面抛光。吸引力等级表明，人们更喜欢光亮的硬币而不是失去光泽的硬币，而光亮的铜条则胜于失去光泽和拉丝的硬币。这些影响不仅仅是由于感知到的质量或默示的努力。研究结果表明，在避免或控制了许多潜在的混杂因素之后，